Bracket support



June 2l, 1960 F. H. ARNrr 2,941,775

BRACKET SUPPORT Filed April 13, 1956 BRACKET SUPPORT Prospect Heights, Ill., assigner to Garden dz Manufacturing Co., a corporation of Claims. (Cl. 248-443) This invention relates to a bracket support, and is particularly concerned with the provision of a vertical frame element that may be placed on the top of a table or counter.

The bracket support comprises a frame consisting essentially of a plurality of vertical standards provided with slots for supporting brackets on either one or both sides of the frame so that shelves or other display supporting structure may be secured iirmly in suitable position to perform its intended function.

In the preferred embodiment the frame comprises a plurality of horizontal members which may be placed on a table or counter top, and a plurality of vertical frame elements Welded thereto. The upper and lower ends of the vertical member may be tied together by other horizontal members welded thereto. The individual standards are tubular and are internally reinforced either by an H-member interposed within the tubular standard or by two U-shaped members placed back to back within the tubular standard. -In either case aligned slots are provided in one outer wall of the standard and another series of registering slots are provided in the inner reinforcing member. The slots are positioned adjacent the wall reinforced by the internal member. Slots on opposite sides of the standard are offset, so that the rear ends of brackets inserted in slots at the same level on opposite sides of the frame will not interfere with each other.

The structure by which the above and other advantages of the invention are attained will be described in the following specification, taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings showing a preferred illustrative embodiment of the invention, in which:

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of a display structure embodying the invention;

Fig. 2 is a fragmentary side elevational view showing a bracket mounted in the bracket supporting frame member;

Fig. 3 is an enlarged, fragmentary perspective view of the vertical standard;

Fig. 4 is a cross sectional view, taken along the line 4-4 of Fig. 3;

Fig. 5 is a fragmentary vertical standard; and

Fig. 6 is a fragmentary side view, partly in elevation and partly in section, showing one end of a supporting bracket mountedin the vertical standard.

Referring to Fig. 1, the reference numeral 2 indicates a pair of horizontal base members adapted to be placed on a table top or similar surface, preferably positioned above iioor level to provide suitable visibility. Vertical standards 3 may be secured thereto in any suitable manner, as by welding. If desired, short upright projections may be provided on base members 2, and the interior reinforcement of the vertical standard may be cut away to provide an unobstructed space to make it possible for the vertical standard to iit over the projection. The vertical standards 3 may be secured adjacent their lower end to frontelevational view of the side walls of a horizontal member 4 and adjacent their upper ends to an upper horizontal member 5. Preferably the corners between the upright standards 3 and the horizontal member 5 are mitered, as indicated at 6 (Fig. 2), to provide a neat joint. `One or more intermediate vertical standards 7 are positioned as desired, and welded to horizontal members 4 and 5. Structurally the vertical standard 7 is the same as the members 3.

Each vertical standard comprises a tubular metal shell 8, preferably substantially square in cross section. The interior of the tubular shell is reinforced by means of an H-shaped member 9, which fits snugly therein. It will be understood that two U-shaped members may be inserted into the tubular shell in back to back relationship instead of the single H member. Although the H-shaped reinforcing member ordinarily has its ends `flush with the opposite ends of the tubular shell, it should be understood that lthis member may be shortened when the tubular shell is to be mounted on a post projecting upwardly from a horizontal member.

The center, transverse web 10 of the H member is milled to provide two series of vertically spaced aligned slots adjacent its outer edges, as indicated at 11 and 12, Fig. 3. The tubular shell 8 has four walls 13, 14, 15 and 16 and H member 9 is provided with imperforate flanges 17 and 18, juxtaposed respectively against walls 13 and 15. Wall 14 is provided with vertically spaced slots 19 registered with slots 11, and wall 16 is provided with similar slots 2d registered with slots 12.

Brackets 21 are each provided with an ear 22 adapted to pass through slots 19 and 11. A lip 23 projecting upwardly from the rear edge of ear 22 abuts against the web 10 of H member 9 when bracket 21 is inserted in place. The depth of lip 23 is less than the distance between web 10 and wall 16 of the tubular shell 8 so that the lip does not project beyond the rear edge of the tubular shell. This arrangement makes a neat appearance with neither of the brackets projecting out of the opposite edge of the tubular shell. rEach bracket is held firmly in place by the engagement of the rear edge of the bracket under ear 22 with the front surface of wall 14, the engagement of the lip 23 with the rear surface of web 1t?, and the engagement of the vtop edge of ear 22 with the edges of wall 11 defining the top edge of slot 19 and .the edge of web 10 deuing the top edge of slot 11. Brackets 21 positioned at the same level in standards 3 and 7 are adapted to support a display shelf 24. The lateral displacement of slots 12 and 20 relative to slots 11 and 19 makes it possible to support another display shelf 24 on the op posite side of standards 3 and 7 at the same level.

While I have described a preferred embodiment of my invention in detail, it will be understood that the description thereof is illustrative, rather than restrictive, as many details may be modified or changed without departing from the spirit or scope of my invention. Accordingly,

I do notdesire to be restricted to Ithe exact construction described.

I claim:

1. A bracket support comprising a tubular shell of rectangular cross section, a reinforcing member positioned entirely within said shell, said reinforcing member comprising two anges juxtaposed against oppositely disposed said shell and a web joining said flanges, a series of vertically spaced registering slots in a third wall of said tubular shell and the web of said reinforcing member, and a second series of vertically spaced registering slots in the web of said reinforcing member and the fourth wall of said |tubular shell, said second series of slots being offset laterally relative to said first set.

2. A bracket support comprising a tubular shell of rectangular cross section, an H-shaped reinforcing member -in'saidshelL said reinforcing member comprising a web and iianges perpendicular to -sa1clweb, a-series ofregistering slots in the web of said H-shaped member and one wall of said tubular shell, and a second series of registering slots in said web and lthe opposite wall offsaidtubular shelL-said -se'condfse'ries of slots'beingoisetlaterally'relative to the firstseries of'slots.

r3. Abracket support comprising a tubular'shell, -a` reinforcing member having va transverse web extending lacross-the interior of said tubular'shell, two series of laterallyspaced slots in said transverse web, and a series of slots in two opposite walls of said ltubular shell, the slots of one of said last mentioned series of slots being verticallyrspaced and registering with the slots ofone-of said iirst `'mentioned -series of slotsfandthe seriesof vslots in theop- -posite wall yo't --said `tubular yshellbeing vertically 'spaced 'andregstering with the otherseries of 'slots in'said'transverse web.

4. A bracket rsupport comprising a Vtubular shell of Vsubstantially square cross section, `two opposite rwalls of fsaid shell each having a serles of slots, one of said series lof slots being adjacent one edge of one of said walls and -the other series of slots being adjacent the opposite edge of said other wall,rand a webbed reinforcing member in ,said tubular shell, said reinforcing member having a web entending parallel to said slotted walls, said web having a plurality of 'slots -registering with the slots of both of Ylip extending upwardly from the rear edge lof said ear,

said bracket being mounted in said support with said ear extending through registering slots in one Wall of said :first mentioned walls and said intermediate member and said lip confined between the wall o said intermediate member and the other wall of said rst mentioned walls.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS :891,968 Allen n --.June 30, `1908 944,731 Gold Dec. 28, 1909 A1,389,570 Lehman lune 7, 1921 FOREIGN PATENTS ,120,510 Germana/ Mar. 30, 1901 

